https://www.rferl.org/z/654 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Afghanistan https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/654 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:35:20 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Beijing-brokered meetings ease tensions on paper, but deep disputes over militancy and cross-border attacks threaten to derail the fragile progress. https://www.rferl.org/a/china-pakistan-afghanistan-border-war-diplomacy-urumqi-iran/33733560.html https://www.rferl.org/a/china-pakistan-afghanistan-border-war-diplomacy-urumqi-iran/33733560.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:09:02 +0200 ChinaFeaturesAfghanistanIranPakistanThe Rundown Stories Mahmood Shah Habibi’s daughter hasn’t seen her father since she was 11 months old. That was in 2022, when the American was abducted in Kabul and detained by the Taliban’s intelligence agency, US officials say. “We have had no news of his fate for four years,” his mother told RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-american-detained-family-search-taliban/33729615.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-american-detained-family-search-taliban/33729615.html Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:21:11 +0200 AfghanistanFeaturesThe Rundown Stories Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release and Dennis Coyle, a US citizen held for more than a year, after his mother plead for a pardon on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-taliban-release-us-citizen-coyle-rubio/33714600.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghan-taliban-release-us-citizen-coyle-rubio/33714600.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:48:01 +0100 NewsAfghanistanThe Rundown Stories